Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Thursday 5th October) slammed Labour's over-complex tax system, labelled in a report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies as "a disincentive to work."
Dundee Liberal Democrat councillor for Strathmartine Ward, Cllr Helen Dick, said, "This IFS report shows that that millions of people find it more attractive to stay at home rather than go to work. It is a shocking indictment of Labour's failure."
The IFS report showed that the tax credits system was discouraging some 2.2 million people on lower incomes from working more, because if their incomes rise the tax credits will be taken away and they face paying up to half of their extra income in tax.
